Welterweights Mark Scanlon vs. James Head added to UFC 138 in England

http://mmajunkie.comA welterweight bout between British fighter Mark Scanlon (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and former middleweight James Head (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been added to October’s UFC 138 lineup.

Officials today announced the matchup.

UFC 138 takes place Nov. 5 at the 16,000-seat LG Arena at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.

The night’s main card airs on Spike TV (via same-day delay), though Scanlon vs. Head is expected to be part of the preliminary card.

Both Scanlon and Head likely are fighting for their futures in the organization.

Scanlon hasn’t fought since a late-notice booking with Pascal Krauss at UFC 122 in November, when he suffered a unanimous-decision loss in a bout that earned “Fight of the Night” honors. Prior that first career defeat, he won seven straight fights (all via stoppage, including six submissions) to open his career.

Scanlon had been slated to fight Matt Brown at UFC on Versus 3 in March but was scratched due to injury.

Head, an Oklahoman who also has strong jiu-jitsu skills, opened his career with a 7-1 mark, which included a unanimous-decision over ex-UFC fighter Gerald Harris to earn a contract with the UFC. However, in his promotional debut, he suffered a submission loss to undefeated Nick Ring at UFC 131. Head’s only other loss came to fellow UFC vet Jesse Forbes back in 2009.

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